Vegetable production is gaining popularity in Pakistan. Almost 70 percent vegetables are grown in Pakistan. Brinjal is the most common vegetable crop of Pakistan that…
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Author: Dr. Mujahid Ali
I am working as assistant Professor in Horticulture at University of Sargodha. I have completed my Ph.D in 2018 from Institute of Horticultural Sciences, UAF previously worked as Visiting Lecturer in Horticulture UOS, worked as Research Fellow in ACIAR project on vegetables and worked as Teaching Assitant in Horticulture UAF. Moreover, Ph.D. IRSIP done in the NC state United States.
Zero tillage technology for wheat in rice-wheat cropping system
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the major cereal crop grown in world. World wheat production is 695 million tons (FAO, 2011). In Pakistan it contributes…
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Edible Landscaping and its Benefits
Edible landscaping means dressing of land or environment with ornamental plants (creepers, climbers, shrubs, bushes, flowering plants, and annuals) in such a way that it…
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Role of plant growth regulators in some vegetables
Dr. C.M. Ayyub, Sana Saleem, Alqa Yousuf (IHS, UAF) Plant hormones Plants produce some natural substances in their tissues particularly growing points, these are called…
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Why Global Warming Hits Agriculture in Pakistan
Dr. Mujahid Ali and Dr. M. Irfan Ashraf (Horticulture, UAF) Stephen Hawking described that within a century, we need to inhabit Mars as well as…
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Adaptation of highly nutritious ‘Papa Criolla potatoes’ in Pakistan
Dr. M. Wasim Haider, Dr. C.M. Ayyub and Dr. Mujahid Ali Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Potato is the topmost vegetable crop…
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Fruit Cracking in Pomegranate
By Hamza Sardar*, Mujahid Ali** (*Horticulture, UOS; **IHS, UAF) The Prophet (PBUH) said, “There is not a pomegranate which does not have a pip from one…
View More Fruit Cracking in PomegranateCucumber production problems for research in Pakistan
(Mujahid Ali1, Dr. C.M. Ayyub1, Naheed Akhtar2) (1Horticulture, UAF; 2Horticulture, DG Khan) We have all kind of progressive growers in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) production in…
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Broccoli Cultivation in Pakistan
Broccoli is a member of Cruciferae family closely related to cauliflower but differs in nutritional composition. It is a high-value vegetable equipped with certain nutritional…
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Soybean: An opportunity of USA-China trade war for Pakistan
The year of 2018 clearly embarks the USA-China trade war and voices can be heard from the political portfolios of both countries. In April-2018, President…
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